How can nature play a role in fostering physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing? Lucienne Nicholson says the outdoors offer remarkable benefits in those areas. She founded an organization called Inclusive Woods & Us in 2019. The goal is to provide people from all backgrounds a chance to experience nature. Nicholson says race and income are the two most significant factors blocking equitable access to the outdoors.
This hour, we talk about the mission of her organization, and about how nature can empower those who spend time in it. Our guests:
- Lucienne Nicholson, founder and executive director of Inclusive Woods & Us
- Clifton Harcum, director of the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SUNY Potsdam
- Chandra Pointer, event chair at the REI Inclusion Network at REI in Rochester
